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Looking back at 2021—Nuclear News July through September

January 7, 2022, 2:24PMNuclear News

This is the fourth of five articles to be posted today to look back at the top news stories of 2021 for the nuclear community. The full article, "Looking back at 2021,"was published in the January 2022 issue of Nuclear News.

Quite a year was 2021. In the following stories, we have compiled what we feel are the past year’s top news stories from the July-September time frame—please enjoy this recap from a busy year in the nuclear community.

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NRC asks for comments on its FY 2025 fees proposal

February 21, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is looking for feedback on its proposed rule for fees for fiscal year 2025. The proposal was published in the February 19 Federal Register. The federal...

NRC report updates decommissioning cost guidance

February 19, 2025, 12:00PMRadwaste Solutions

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has updated its guidance for nuclear power plant owners and operators in estimating the cost of decommissioning their reactors. Licensed power reactor...

ANS responds to “antiscientific” op-ed

February 18, 2025, 3:06PMANS News

The Hill recently published an opinion piece by Cindy Folkers and Amanda Nichols entitled “They won’t tell you these truths about nuclear energy.” Sadly, after the first sentence, their...

Arizona utilities trio looks to add nuclear power

February 10, 2025, 3:20PMNuclear News

The top three utilities in Arizona are teaming up to explore opportunities to add nuclear generation facilities in the state.Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP), and Tucson...

NRC issues final EIS for Oconee's subsequent license renewal

February 10, 2025, 7:45AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its final environmental impact statement for the proposed subsequent license renewal (SLR) for Oconee nuclear power plant's Units 1, 2, and 3....

NRC issues Palisades’ draft environmental review, seeks public comment

February 4, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments until March 3 on its environmental assessment (EA) and draft finding of no significant impact at Michigan’s Palisades nuclear...

Uranium futures recalibrated in January, partly due to DeepSeek

February 4, 2025, 12:01PMANS Nuclear Cafe

Uranium futures took a sharp plunge below $69 per pound in late January, to a low of about $67 on January 27, before climbing back to $71.35 on January 31, according to Trading Economics. The...

Supreme Court urged to uphold ruling against Texas SNF storage site

January 24, 2025, 7:02AMRadwaste Solutions

A flurry of amicus briefs from states, politicians, and special interest groups were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court this week, urging the court to uphold a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals...

“Summer time” again? Santee Cooper thinks so

January 29, 2025, 3:04PMNuclear News

South Carolina public utility Santee Cooper and its partner South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) called a halt to the Summer-2 and -3 AP1000 construction project in July 2017, citing...

NRC updates mission statement to reflect goal of empowering new nuclear

January 28, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has a new mission statement to formalize the agency’s pledge to “be a part of the solution” in bringing new nuclear energy projects to life across the...

Looking back at 2021—Nuclear News July through September

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